Mike Nixon coached in the NFL from 1942 to 1968, spanning 23 seasons with 5 organizations. He served as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Washington Commanders. His roles included Offensive Assistant, Coaching Assistant, and Running Backs. He worked under Buddy Parker, Jock Sutherland, and Joe Kuharich. 3 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

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Career Timeline

Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
1968	Philadelphia Eagles	Offensive Assistant under Joe Kuharich
1967	Philadelphia Eagles	Offensive Assistant under Joe Kuharich
1966	Philadelphia Eagles	Offensive Assistant under Joe Kuharich
1965	Pittsburgh Steelers	Head Coach, Coaching Assistant HC
1964	Pittsburgh Steelers	Coaching Assistant under Buddy Parker
1963	Pittsburgh Steelers	Coaching Assistant under Buddy Parker
1962	Pittsburgh Steelers	Coaching Assistant under Buddy Parker
1961	Pittsburgh Steelers	Coaching Assistant under Buddy Parker
1960	Washington Redskins	Head Coach HC
1959	Washington Redskins	Head Coach HC
1958	Washington Redskins	Running Backs under Joe Kuharich
1957	Washington Redskins	Running Backs under Joe Kuharich
1956	Washington Redskins	Running Backs under Joe Kuharich
1955	Washington Redskins	Running Backs under Joe Kuharich
1954	Washington Redskins	Running Backs under Joe Kuharich
1952	Chicago Cardinals	Coaching Assistant under Joe Kuharich
1951	Pittsburgh Steelers	Running Backs under Johnny Michelosen
1950	Pittsburgh Steelers	Running Backs under Johnny Michelosen
1949	Pittsburgh Steelers	Running Backs under Johnny Michelosen
1948	Pittsburgh Steelers	Running Backs under Johnny Michelosen
1947	Pittsburgh Steelers	Running Backs under Jock Sutherland
1946	Pittsburgh Steelers	Running Backs under Jock Sutherland
1942	Brooklyn Lions	Coaching Assistant under Mike Getto

Worked Under (7)

Coach	Team	Years
Buddy Parker	Pittsburgh Steelers	4
Jock Sutherland	Pittsburgh Steelers	2
Joe Kuharich	Chicago Cardinals	1
Joe Kuharich	Washington Redskins	5
Joe Kuharich	Philadelphia Eagles	3
JM Johnny Michelosen	Pittsburgh Steelers	4
MG Mike Getto	Brooklyn Lions	1

Protégés (3)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Bill McPeak	Washington Redskins	1961
Abe Gibron	Chicago Bears	1972
Ernie Hefferle	New Orleans Saints	1975